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Meaning of "be homozygous"

be homozygous: Having identical alleles for a particular gene. This phrase is mainly used in genetics to describe an organism that carries two copies of the same allele for a specific trait

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A person may be homozygous or heterozygous for a particular allele.
These three selections appear to be homozygous for resistance.
A patient may be homozygous or heterozygous for the mutant gene.
The mother was found to be heterozygous and the fetus was found to be homozygous.
Such alleles may be homozygous or heterozygous.
Add to this a likely rezsessiver modifier, must be homozygous.
The subject may be homozygous for the mutation.
In the context of the invention, a genetic variation may be homozygous or heterozygous.
Diploid organisms may be homozygous or heterozygous for an allelic form.
The herd from which donor animals are drawn should be homozygous at the SLA genes.
Diploid organisms may be homozygous or heterozygous for allelic forms.
All individuals from this population were found to be homozygous for the C allele.
Diploid organisms may be homozygous or heterozygous for the variant alleles.
What percentage of the population are going to be homozygous for brown eyes?
The male mouse may be homozygous for the genetic modification.

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For a recessive trait to be expressed, a worker needs to be homozygous for the gene.
Diploid organisms may be homozygous or heterozygous for the different alleles that exist.
When a subject has two identical alleles, the subject is said to be homozygous.
The doubled haploid will be homozygous for the desired traits.
The WL embryos served as recipients because they were known to be homozygous dominant ( II ).
Such doubly humanized rodents can be homozygous or heterozygous with respect to each humanization replacement.
If alleles are the same, the organism is said to be homozygous for that trait.
An individual may be homozygous or heterozygous for an allele at each SNP site.
One quarter of the offspring were expected to be homozygous for the interrupted gene.
An individual may be homozygous or heterozygous for an allele at each SNP position.
Any of the transgenic plants described herein may be homozygous or hemizygous for the transgene.
The plants can be homozygous or heterozygous for the nucleic acid sequence ( s ).
The stem cell or progeny thereof may be homozygous for the genetic lesion.
Of offspring produced, ¼ should be wild type, ½ should be heterozygous, and ¼ should be homozygous.
Transgenic plants used in these methods may be homozygous or heterozygous for the transgene.
An individual may be homozygous or heterozygous for a particular polymorphic position ( see, e.g., Table 6 below ).
Usually, it is controlled by a single recessive gene that must be homozygous to cause male-sterility.
What does it mean to be homozygous or heterozygous for celiac genes?
Individuals that show the dominant phenotype, however, may either be homozygous dominant or heterozygous.
The URE2 mutant may be homozygous or heterozygous for the URE2 mutation.
If both parents are homozygous recessive, then ALL offspring will be homozygous recessive.
Plants, progeny, and seeds may be homozygous or heterozygous for the transgene.
Nevertheless, all reported vCJD cases have been found to be homozygous for Met / Met.
Eyes, so he has to be homozygous recessive.
One quarter of the T1 plants are expected to be homozygous.
The horse can be assumed to be homozygous for black pigment ( EE ).
Well, in order to have blue eyes, you have to be homozygous recessive.
All of the T2 families that were anticipated to be homozygous ( non-segregating populations ) were non-segregating.
As patients carry 2 copies of the OATPC gene they may be homozygous or heterozygous genotype.
One fourth of the F1 seed produced will be homozygous with respect to the transgene.
Moreover, two patients with familial background were found to be homozygous for the mutation ( figure 6B ).
Diploid ( and tetraploid / hexaploid ) organisms may be homozygous or heterozygous for allelic forms.
The horse can be assumed to be homozygous for red ( ee ).
Of the resulting progeny from crosses, approximately 25 % will be homozygous mutant / mutant at the target locus.

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